Dog lovers reunited with holiday 'souvenir' It has taken more than six months, £6,000 and a 1,600-mile journey, but Mears, the mountain dog stray, has been reunited with a British couple he latched on to during their summer holiday. By David Sapsted.

Opinion

A gun to the head of a popular sport Why does so much of his Government's legislation either inconvenience, or even criminalise, the very same upright, decent and honest individuals whose interests are so dear to his heart? asks Philip Johnston.

Never presume a writer is telling the truth Recently, during a short trip to America, I caught the Oprah Winfrey Show on TV. The world's highest-paid talkshow host was in a ferocious mood. On her couch was a writer called James Frey, writes Jim White.

Obituaries

Betty Friedan Author of The Feminine Mystique, the book that launched the women's movement in America.